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| Emergency Care |
AIMS is equipped with 36 beds exclusively for managing emergency situations, including Coronary Care, Brain Injury and Critical Care Ward for treating multi system disease and multi organ failure patients with emphasis on managing poly-trauma victims (patients having head injury, chest injury, abdomen injury and limb injury, all at the same time) Regional Blood Bank with adequate number of blood and blood components, including plasma functions, round the clock.
24-hour X-Ray, Ultrasound Centre, CT Scan Centre, Diagnostic laboratories & Cathlab open 24 hours a day.24-hour Lab and availability of specialized services of General Surgeons, Neuro Surgeons, Thoracic Surgeons, Cardiac Surgeons, Plastic Surgeons.
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ENT Surgeons, Paediatric Surgeons, Intensivists in the Intensive Care Unit, Ultrasonologists, Radiologists, Angio Specialists, etc, if required, to deal with all emergency situations.
Fully equipped 13 operation theatres, which are functional 24 hours a day. Ambulances, Service of 600 well-qualified Graduate & Diploma Nurses and paramedics available for the state-of -the-art Services. Excellent Communication facility to call for help. |
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| Mobile ICU |
An ambulance service for picking up patients who need to be brought to this hospital for treatment. The new Ambulance at AIMS has a purpose to serve as a Mobile Intensive Care Unit. This facility is available 24 hours a day, on all days. Arrangements for the ambulance can be made by calling the hospital or the Emergency Department directly. A dedicated Helpline number (0484-2802111) is available 24 hours a day to avail of this service.
The AIMS Mobile ICU could be utilized by the General public and by the hospitals of Primary and Secondary care. The request for this service will come from the doctor or from the general public for any Medical Emergency like a Road Accidents, Fire Accidents, Heart Attack, Electric Shock, Industrial Accidents, Snake Bite etc,.
AIMS Mobile ICU Equipped with the following facilities
- The protocols are very rigid like western countries.
- The Mobile ICU is Large vehicle and has sufficient place to treat the patient when on wheels.
- The Mobile ICU is Air-Conditioned to avoid the road dust Polluting the interior of the vehicle.
- The Mobile ICU is Fitted with :
- Uninterrupted power supply.
- Cardiac Monitor.
- Pulse Oxymeter to check the Oxygen level.
- Ventilator(respirator)for use in patients with respiratory failure.
- Pacemaker if the patient has a “heart block” or Bradycardia.
- Ambu box containing life saving medicines and equipments.
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The ICU ambulance is accompanied by a Doctor, 2 Nurse and Ambulance technicians. |
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| Departtment of Analytical Toxicology |
The Analytical Toxicology department is part of the WHO-recognized Poison Control Centre, and offers unique facilities in the area of toxicology (poisons and poisoning) to all hospitals, government doctors, and private practitioners of Kerala state and neighbouring regions. It is fully equipped with instruments such as UV-Spectrophotometer, High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph, etc. This is the first time that such a department has been started in a hospital in the entire state of Kerala, and has been recognized by the World Health Organization as one of four functioning Poison Centres in India. The Department of Analytical Toxicolgy has also obtained membership to the prestigious American Academy of Clinical Toxicology.
In June 2004, a new national level Society was begun by the department – The Indian Society of Toxicology – which has a composite membership of professionals drawn from varied fields who are engaged in the research or practice of toxicology. The Society organizes scientific conferences, symposia, workshops, etc across India regularly. The Society also brings forth a quarterly journal dedicated to toxicology – Journal of the Indian Society of Toxicology.
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